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Prag 761 (P359331)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 761 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359331 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 761 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na na-bi4-su2-en6] | to Nabi-suen |
| 2 | {d}[utu-ba-ni u3 ...] | Utu-bani and |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma# [...-ma] | Thus says ...: |
| 4 | a-na [na-bi4-su2-en6] | to Nabi-suen |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma 2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2#_ | Say: 2 minas 4 shekels |
| 6 | _an-na_ 6(disz) _gin2-ta#_ | Anu, 6 shekels each |
| 7 | a-di2-na-kum a-ha#-[ma] | I gave to you, together |
| 8 | 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-di2-na#-[ku-ma] | 4 shekels of silver I gave to you, and |
| 9 | asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma | I wrote to you thus: |
| 10 | a-na-ku-ma ha-ra-ni | I, the haruspex |
| 11 | a-na a-lim{ki} _ku3-babbar_ se2-[bi4-lam] | to the city silver he shall pay. |
| 12 | _igi_ a-szur3 la2-ak-ru#-[ba-kum] | before Assur, lā-akriba-kum |
| 13 | a-ta _ku3-babbar_ | from the silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 tu3#-[sze2-bi4-lam] | do not send me! |
| 2 | a-hi [a-ta a-ma-la2] | my brother, from the water I shall weigh out |
| 3 | t,up-pi2#-[ka3 ...] | Your tablet ... |
| 4 | a-na# [...] | to ... |
| 5 | u3 _an-[na_ ...] | and ... ... |
| 6 | a-na [...] | to ... |
| 7 | a-hu-u2 [...] | ... brother(?) |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ sza# [...] | the silver of ... |
| 9 | a-na# a-lim{[ki} ha-ra-ni] | to the city Ḫarani |
| 10 | _igi_ a-szur3 [la2-ak-ru-ba-kum] | before Assur, lā-akriba-kum |
Sources & licences
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